Take-Two is buying the creator of FarmVille and Words with Friends for $12.7B.
The transaction is expected to close during Take-Two’s first quarter of fiscal year 2023, subject to approval by Take-Two and Zynga stockholders and regulators. The merger agreement includes a go-shop provision, which gives Zynga 45 days to "actively solicit, receive, evaluate, and potentially enter negotiations with parties that offer alternative proposals."
Shares of Zynga have surged 47% during Monday's trading session, while Take Two Interactive shares have slipped more than 12% following the announcement. "This strategic combination brings together our best-in-class console and PC franchises, with a market-leading, diversified mobile publishing platform that has a rich history of innovation and creativity," Take-Two Interactive chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick said in a prepared statement.
Zelnick will continue to retain his roles in the combined company, which will be led by Take-Two management. Meanwhile, Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau and president of publishing Bernard Kim will oversee the integration and day-to-day operations of the combined Zynga and T2 Mobile Games business, which will operate under the Zynga brand as its own label within Take-Two.to 10 members upon the closing of the transaction to add two members from Zynga’s board of directors.
Take-Two, which reported $6.1 billion in net bookings in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2021, expects mobile gaming to account for over half of its net bookings in fiscal year 2023, up from 12% in fiscal 2022. The combined company is expected to deliver a 14% compound annual growth rate for net bookings from fiscal years 2021 through 2024.
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